Leia Cousin Bazilio (Dragon's Teeth) em inglês — e entenda cada linha.

EN

THE cuckoo-clock in the dining-room had just struck eleven.

Jorge, reclining in an antique easy-chair covered with dark leather, closed the volume of Louis Figuier that he had been listlessly turning over, stretched himself, yawned, and said,--

The person who thus answered was still seated at the breakfast-table reading the “Diario de Noticias.” She was clad in a dark-colored morning-gown adorned with large pearl buttons. Her blond hair was in some disorder; her head was small, her profile charming. Her elbow rested on the table, while her fingers with a slow and graceful movement mechanically caressed the tip of her rosy ear.

PT

Tinham dado onze horas no _cuco_ da sala de jantar.

Jorge fechou o volume de Luiz Figuier que estivera folheando devagar, estirado na velha _voltaire_ de marroquim escuro, espreguiçou-se, bocejou e disse:

Ficára sentada á mesa, a lêr _o Diario de Noticias_, no seu roupão de manhã de fazenda preta, bordado a _soutache_, com largos botões de madreperola; o cabello louro um pouco desmanchado, com um tom secco do calor do travesseiro, enrolava-se, torcido no alto da cabeça pequenina, de perfil bonito; a sua pelle tinha a brancura tenra e lactea das louras: com o cotovêlo encostado á mesa acariciava a orelha, e, no movimento lento e suave dos seus dedos, dous anneis de rubis miudinhos davam scintillações escarlates.